Red Bull for me. It’s generally got a very elegant nose with the protuberance fairly well disguised. The Merc nose is okay but I’m less keen the sudden downwards angle of it and the camera mounts. The Williams is one of the batter looking cars to have such an obvious finger, but it is still fairly obvious and the livery isn’t finalised.

I don’t like reading “are clearly the most aesthetic” please instead write “are clearly the most aesthetic to me”. from most f1 forums and wesbsites I have read, the redbull seems favourite for looks. Williams is up there. “to me” Mercedes is about 4th or 5th nicest.

I think we’ll also find that the car(s) that win(s) consistently will suddenly appear more attractive. The only exception to that is the Caterham which will still look like a dolphin that is being transported to SeaWorld in an F1 car!

Actually I can say with confidence that this is probably the best looking Red Bull car to have rolled out the past few years . Maybe the 2008 car looked a bit cooler , but still I like the flow of the car to the nose , it is so smooth .

The 2008 one at least had wings in proportion. But it offset that by having the (to my eyes) horrible high and pinched front wing of all 2005-08 cars (some cars looked better than others with them, partly influenced by how upright the endplates were, and you can see in the picture below that Red Bull’s endplates made it look like the wing was folding in on itself). And by the end of the year it had a few additions too many like the bridge over the front wing, horns on the nose, and the shark fin.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/webb_heik_inte_2008.jpg

The 2008 one at least had wings in proportion. But it offset that by having the (to my eyes) horrible high and pinched front wing of all 2005-08 cars (some cars looked better than others with them, partly influenced by how upright the endplates were, and you can see in the picture below that Red Bull’s endplates made it look like the wing was folding in on itself). And by the end of the year it had a few additions too many like the bridge over the front wing, horns on the nose, and the shark fin.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/webb_heik_inte_2008.jpg

+3@full-throttle-f1 it’s nice to see someone else publicly supporting Marussia on this site. I also believe that they can beat Caterham and I jolly hope that they do! I know the guys back at HQ and I know that they work really hard to get the car prepared.

Aesthetically I would rate the Mercedes above any other car. Marussia and Red Bull can compete for the top slot if and only if they dint have those appendages to the noses. My order would be:
1. Mercedes
2. Ferrari
3. Marussia
4. Red Bull
5. Lotus
6. Williams
7. Force India
8. Caterham
9. McLaren
10. Sauber
11. Toro Rosso

For the livery though, I would rate the Force India the best one of
the year, which I feel is much better than the leaked shot Williams in the Martini livery from a filming day.

I do like the Red Bull’s because it’s very discreet and really not all that noticeable at all from most angles, so I think overall it has the best nose. But the rear packaging on the Mercedes is very nicely sculpted indeed, and coupled with its reliability and pace it is my early favourite car.

Maybe formula one is trying to attract new sponsors to the sport with their new car designs. Trojan condoms and Viagra are the most obvious choices. If the cars crash into each other’s rear end Preperation H for hemorrhoids would look good on the back wing. To me none of these cars are beautiful. Some are more tolerable to look at that’s all.

Aesthetically my main issue with the RB10 is actually nothing to do with the nose, but the rear wing endplates. From a side view they just look unnecessarily wide and bulky, which isn’t helped by the colour scheme: the red advancing from the dark blue.

Does anybody else find it “funny” that the two Constructors that are obviously going to duel this season for the WDC have similar “hoover” noses? Coincidence? I think not!
Mercedes is tipped to be the clear winner this season and I find it “funny” that the Ferrari resembles the MERC!
Sharing information maybe? Secret tips? It just seems weird to me!

Don’t know if you meant it like that, but I wouldn’t say Mercedes and Ferrari are necessarily the Constructors dueling for the WDC/WCC. I mean sure, they’ll be fighting for it, but you’re forgetting there are 11 teams out there.

And while the tests seem to have Mercedes at the front and Ferrari (relatively) close behind, it could all change when Melbourne arrives. Not to mention over the course of the season.

well… basically it is going to be a 3 engine manufacturer race. I just didn´t count renault because to me, they´ll come into the picture in the second half of the season. Ferrari and Merc powered cars will duel it out.
I just find it strange that MERC are the favorites this season and it just so happens that both teams have the same nose. That must mean something. Maybe it´s just me and my theories but I think they both are on to something and what bothers me is, I would love to know who copied who!

you’re forgetting there are 11 teams out there.

No I´m not, I´m just realistic enough to know that both those teams have the strongest pairing in the whole field!(Ferrari has a slight edge in that department). Vettel and the R-B-10 can just do so much and I doubt Ricciardo is up to the task (IMHO); Williams does look like they have a contender but seriously, Massa is the best they´ve got and we all know how “good” he is; Lotus, I particularly like Grosjean and I bet he´ll get the team´s points(If they get the Renault PU to work), FI, well, Hulkenberg is their main points getter and the rest of the field to me, are pretty much going to be battling it out between them so yeah, I believe we will have a MERC/FERRARI season on our hands which is a very welcomed thought!!

What about tyre wear (remember the Merc last year)?
Will one car be better on fuel than another? Probably.
Reliability. We’ve seen the Merc stop on track a few times. Will racing conditions reveal an issue with it or any of the other cars? Again, probably.

Long-story short… No one knows!

I have to say though that I am now getting soooooooooooooooooooooo excited about the new season!

It may only be one or two races before Red Bull becomes the huge runaway truck it was before . They have the money,the team,the drivers and one of the best designers ever . They are working flat out right now ,sleeping under their desks and on the workshop floor until they are on the pile again .They enjoyed winning too much to lie down in a heap and die . There are huge amounts of money at stake from bonuses and winnings . They have french chateaus and mega yachts to pay off